Shantel VanSanten
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VanSanten in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Shantel Yvonne Van Santen
Place of Birth: Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: July 25, 1985
Ethnicity:
*75% Dutch
*25% Norwegian
Shantel VanSanten is an American model and actress. As a model, she has been featured in the magazines Teen Vogue and Seventeen, while her roles include the film The Final Destination (2009) and the series One Tree Hill, The Flash, Shooter, and For All Mankind, among other projects.
She was raised on a farm in Minnesota. Shantel is married to Canadian actor Victor Webster.
Shantel’s paternal grandfather is Pieter/Peter Van Santen (the son of Adrianus Van Santen and Maartje Maria Drop). Pieter was born in Schipluiden, Netherlands. Adrianus was the son of Dirk Van Santen and Elisabeth Van Der Lugt. Maartje was the daughter of Pieter Drop and Hendrica Johanna Verwaal.
Shantel’s paternal grandmother is named Nellie Van Hemert. Nellie was born in Maasland, Zuid Holland, Netherlands.
Shantel’s maternal grandfather is Dewey Dooyema (the son of Clarence H. Dooyema and Mina/Minnie Berghorst). Dewey was born in Minnesota. Clarence was born in Minnesota, the son of Dutch parents, Daniel/Dan M. Dooyema and Jacoba Cornelia/Cora Vanmill/Van Mill. Mina was born in Iowa, the daughter of Dutch parents, Hendrik/Henry Jan Berghorst and Annie/Anna Van Maanen.
Shantel’s maternal grandmother is Doris Evon Henrietta Sundem (the daughter of Henry M. Sundem and Elise J. Lien). Doris was born in Minnesota. Henry was born in Minnesota, of Norwegian descent, the son of Halvor Sundem and Mary Peterson. Elise was also born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents, Ole J. Lien and Helga Hoven.
Sources: http://www.younghollywood.com
http://www.self.com
Shantel’s maternal grandfather, Dewey Dooyema, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Shantel’s maternal great-grandfather, Clarence H. Dooyema, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Shantel’s maternal great-grandfather, Clarence H. Dooyema – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Shantel’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Daniel/Dan M. Dooyema and Jacoba Cornelia/Cora Vanmill/Van Mill – https://familysearch.org
Shantel’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Jacoba Cornelia/Cora Vanmill/Van Mill, on the 1895 Minnesota State Census – https://familysearch.org
Shantel’s maternal great-grandmother, Mina/Minnie Berghorst, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Shantel’s maternal great-grandmother, Mina/Minnie (Berghorst) Dooyema – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Shantel’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Hendrik/Henry Jan Berghorst and Annie/Anna Van Maanen – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Shantel’s maternal great-grandparents, Henry M. Sundem and Elise J. Lien – https://www.familysearch.org
Dewey on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSVF-8V3
Deweys parents were Clarence (son of Dan Dooyema and Cora Vanmill/Van Mill) and Mina/Minnie Berghorst (daughter of Henry J. Berghorst and Annie Van Maanen).
Clarence on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWB6-7Y4
Clarence’s death record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4C5-T8L
Mina on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81D-CNM
Mina’s death record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD76-DDF
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD8N-V6J
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQDB-5RG
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4Q-GC6